What was the constitution's system of checks and balances designed to do?
a. allow citizens to elect the representatives who govern them
b. ensure that the power in government comes from the people
c. prevent the emergence of a single domineering center of power
d. divide power between state governments and the federal government

The correct answer to your question would be C. The system of checks and balances ensures that no single branch of government (legislative, judicial, executive) can dominate over the other two. This is done by ensuring that many government actions require the involvement of many branches. For example, the legislative branch makes laws, the executive branch approves these laws, and the judicial branch has the power to veto these laws.

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